Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel carry out breaching operations exercise as part of the AFP Joint Exercise (AJEX) DAGIT-PA 2024 in Aborlan, Palawan on Nov. 9, 2024. (Photo: AFP) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reiterated its commitment to protect the country and serve the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the planned offering by Filinvest Land Inc. of peso denominated fixed rate bonds worth up to ₱12 billion. The offering, a ₱9 billion base and a ₱3 billion over-subscription option of up to ₱3 billion, consists of five-year bonds due...
D.M. Wenceslao & Associates, Inc. (PSE: DMW) proudly announces that several of its key developments have achieved the prestigious WELL Health-Safety Rating from the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI). The WELL Health-Safety Rating is an evidence-based, third-party verified standard...
Saavedra-led Citicore Energy REIT Corporation (CREIT), the country’s first renewable energy (RE) real estate investment trust, has been assigned a strong Issuer Credit Rating of PRS Aa plus (corp.), with a Stable Outlook by Philippine Rating Services Corporation. An Issuer Credit Rating is an...
After its ₱5 billion bond offering period, San Miguel Corporation (SMC) affiliate Bank of Commerce (BankCom) was assigned an Issuer Credit Rating of PRS Aa plus (corp.), with a stable outlook, by Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilRatings). An Issuer Credit Rating is an opinion on the...
While Malacañang was grateful that 59 percent of Filipinos were satisfied with the administration of President Marcos, it reiterated that such "periodic mood meter readings" are not the basis of effective public service. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin (John Louie Abrina) In a statement,...
Global Dominion Financing Inc. (GDFI), a member of the Asialink Group, has been assigned an Issuer Credit Rating of PRS A plus (corp.), with a stable outlook, by the Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilRatings). In a statement, PhilRatings said a company rated PRS A has an above average...
Cebu Landmasters Inc. is raising P10 billion from the capital market this year through the issuance of sustainability-linked bonds in two tranches to fund its entry to the Luzon market as well as capital expenditures for its ongoing projects in Visayas and Mindanao. In a media interview, CLI...
Property developer DoubleDragon Corporation, a partnership between tycoons Tony Tan Caktiong and Edgar Sia II, has set the interest rate for its planned P10 billion issuance of long-term peso retail bonds at 7.77 percent per annum. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm...
(Social Weather Stations) A non-commissioned survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) from Dec. 12 to 18, 2024 revealed a decline in satisfaction ratings of key government officials, specifically Vice President Sara Duterte, Senate President Francis Escudero, Speaker Martin Romualdez,...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s net satisfaction rating has dropped significantly in December 2024, based on the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results released on Wednesday, Jan. 15. The nationwide non-commissioned...
Governance score cards should not be confined to trust rating surveys, Malacañang said after President Marcos' approval and trust ratings declined. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin (PPA/KJ Rosales) In a statement, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin emphasized that to consider surveys as the...
